Evaluation of a fast test to identify the presence of proline aminopeptidase in women with bacterial vaginosis

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 226-231

  Calderón, Ernesto ^c   Rivera, Roberto ^a   Gordillo, Silvia ^a   Conde Glez, Carlos ^b  

^a HOSPITAL JUÁREZ DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c Department 104 A ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Non specific vaginitis; Rapid diagnosis; Reproductive tract infection; Vaginal discharge

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE;

BACTEROIDES; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILUNCUS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VAGINA SECRETION; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0031443581     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-0997(1997)5:3<226::AID-IDOG7>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Conference Paper

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